/*
 *  Copyright (C) 2010 glauco
 * 
 *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 *  (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *  GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

package org.balisunrise.common;

/**
 * Interface com método para validar algum valor.
 *
 * @author glauco
 */
public interface Validator<P> {

    /**
     * Valida um valor.
     * @param value o valor para ser validado.
     * @throws Exception Caso o valor seja inválido, deve-se retornar uma
     * Exception, mas não deve ser retornado NullPointException.
     */
    public void validate(P value) throws Exception ;
}
